Fri, Oct 17, 1980
1st song = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth,Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "How Sweet It Is" by Tyrone Davis [ #36 R&B ]. 3rd song = "Give It On Up" by Mtume [ #26 R&B ]. Comedy Segment by white comic "Tom Dressen". 4th song = "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross [ #5 Pop / #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "I Need Your Lovin" by Teena Marie [ #9 R&B ]. 5th song = "Pop It" by One Way [ #20 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Overdue" by Tyrone Davis [ LP cut / 2 years later b-side of "Are You Serious" ]. Line Dance = "Wide Receiver" by Michael Henderson [ #4 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Behind The Groove" by Teena Marie [ #21 R&B ].
Fri, Nov 28, 1980
1st song = "S.O.S." by The S.O.S. Band [ #20 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Let Me Talk" by Earth, Wind & Fire [ #8 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Tighten Up" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ LP cut ]. 3rd song = "The Wanderer" by Donna Summer [ #3 Pop / #13 R&B ]. 4th song = "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang [ #1 R&B/Pop/Disco ]. 5th song = "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder [ #1 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "Ooh Child" by Lenny Williams [ #34 R&B ]. 6th song = "What A Fool Believes" by Aretha Franklin [ #17 R&B ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Computer Game" by Yellow Magic Orchestra [ #18 R&B ]. Line dance = "Lovely One" by The Jacksons [ #2 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "Messing With My Mind" by Lenny Williams [ #58 R&B ].
Fri, May 22, 1981
1st song = "You're Lying" by Linx [ #27 R&B ]. 2nd song = "Superlove" by Skyy [ #31 R&B ]. 1st lip-sync = "Connections and Disconnections" by Funkadelic [ #68 R&B - see "trivia" for comments on this group ]. 3rd song = "Paradise" by Change [ #7 R&B ]. Flashback clip was "I Gotcha" by Joe Tex [ #1 R&B - see "goofs" about this clip ]. 4th song = "Make That Move" by Shalamar [ #6 R&B ]. 2nd lip-sync = "What Are You Going To Do With It" by Betty Wright [ #42 R&B ]. 5th song = "Take It To The Top" by Kool & The Gang [ #11 R&B - only their 3rd song to not make the Pop chart! ]. 3rd lip-sync = "Who's A Funkadelic" by Funkadelic [ LP cut ]. Line Dance to "Give It To Me Baby" by Rick James [ #1 R&B ]. 4th lip-sync = "I Like Your Lovin'" by Betty Wright [ LP cut ].